1978 in British music

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BPI • OCC

Charts Singles chart (#1s; Records) Albums chart (#1s) Download chart (#1s)

Awards BRIT Awards • Mercury Prize NME Awards

Periods Pre-1950 • 1950s & 60s 1970s • 1980s 1990s - Present

Origins and influences Overview England • Scotland • Wales Ireland • Caribbean

Genres Classical • Britpop • Brithop Opera • Rock • Jazz

Major music publications NME • Melody Maker Music Week • Record Collector Record Mirror • Record Retailer Smash Hits • Sounds Q • Kerrang! • fRoots

Other links Bands • Musicians Festivals • Venues

Timeline 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • (full list)

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1970s in music in the UK
List of number one singles
Summaries and charts: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
←1969	1980→

This is a summary of 1978 in music in the United Kingdom.

See also 1977 in British music, 1979 in British music and 1978 in music

Contents 1 Events 2 Classical music: new works 3 Births 4 Deaths

[edit] Events

• From January to May, the Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon. At one point, the album was selling 1 million copies per week.
• January 14 - The Sex Pistols play their final show (until a reunion in 1996)
• Operatic contralto Helen Watts is awarded the CBE.

[edit] Classical music: new works

• Peter Maxwell Davies - Symphony no. 1

[edit] Births

• February 14 - Ryan Griffiths (The Vines)
• February 22 - Jenny Frost, Atomic Kitten
• April 9 - Rachel Stevens, singer
• May 22 - Jordan, model and would-be singer
• June 27 - Lolly, English singer

[edit] Deaths

• April 21 - Sandy Denny, singer (Fairport Convention) (b. 1947) (cerebral haemorrhage)
• September 7
  • Keith Moon, drummer for The Who (b. 1946) (Clomethiazole overdose)
  • Charles Williams, composer (b. 1893)